emmetropia
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Origin of emmetropia
1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to emmetr- (stem of Greek émmetros in measure, equivalent to em- em- 2 + métr ( on ) measure + -os adj. suffix) + -opia -opia
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The attempt has really been made to attribute the commencement of convergent strabismus to the accommodation even in emmetropia, and offers fresh proof how easily facts are overwhelmed by theories.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Afterwards, Donders sought to explain the occurrence of convergent strabismus in emmetropia by paresis of accommodation, which must indeed, according to his theory, produce the same result as hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
I have occasionally seen periodic accommodative squint with emmetropia of the fixing eye.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Visual acuteness on both sides 5/12, the left slightly better than the right; emmetropia in mydriasis by atropine.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Full visual acuity on both sides—in the first examination slight myopia - ·75 D. is specified, afterwards emmetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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